Nizam Lohar (Punjabi: نظام لوہار; 1835 — 1877) was a dacoit who rebelled against the colonial government that led to bloodshed which sent shockwaves throughout Britain.
[3] During this period, momentum of freedom fighters and their plans of waging a unified struggle against the British rule were gaining considerable grounds.
[5] He supported the movement by producing and providing required weapons and also started attacking government officials and distributing their money and valuables to the local poor people, just like the Robin Hood, who was a heroic outlaw in the English folklore.
[6] As a result, his strict surveillance was started by the British police on the denouncement of his activities of meeting and supporting rebels of 'Tehreek-e-Jang-e-Azadi' or the Independence movement, which led him to stay outside of his home most of the times and sometimes evaded the authorities through the use of the Changa-Manga forest (based on the names of the two dacoits, Changa and Manga, who escaped British prison and disappeared in the forest, looting travellers) jungle as a safe haven.
[10] The story of Nizam Lohar has appeared many times, in many different variations, in popular modern works throughout Pakistan’s history.